From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Redesigning the crankcase oil filler to have a larger orifice for direct pouring from a can.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\1\ Scan022 | |
| Date | 28th January 1931 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X7000 E2/M28.1.31. OIL FILLER FOR CRANKCASE. X.7000. X.5000. We agree with your remarks about the oil filler. The present dia. of our oil fillers is based on the idea that a funnel will be used. As a rule the funnel is found to be either missing or in a dirty state when filling up away from home, and it would therefore be better to make the orifice large enough and sufficiently accessible to pour direct from the can. We will put something forward on these lines for Japan 3. and also for P.2. when time permits. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||